Dean Foods buys soymilk maker
Dean Foods, the largest dairy processor in the US, has agreed to pay $189 million for the 64 per cent stake it does not already own in White Wave, which makes Silk refrigerated soymilk.
Archives for May 9, 2002
Oland Breweries investing in Nova Scotia brewery
Canadian company Oland has begun a C$14 million (€9.8m) investment to expand brewing capacity at its 135-year-old brewery in Halifax.
US associate behind Jefferson Smurfit's IQ decline
A poor performance from one of its US subsidiaries dragged down first-quarter profits at Jefferson Smurfit, the Irish paper and packaging business at the centre of a bid from a US private equity house.
Food and packaging mini-plants
Science Network is set to supply to countries and developing regions with the technology and the necessary support for the production-in-deries of mini-plants in mobile containers that can be used for the production of food.
ADM may purchase Minnesota Corn Processors
US-based Minnesota Corn Processors(MCP) has announced that it is engaged in preliminary discussions with Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) regarding a potential sale of MCP to ADM.
Amcor buys its way into leading PET position
Amcor, the fast-growing Australian packaging group, has confirmed that it is to buy most of the assets of Schmalbach-Lubeca, its German rival, in a $1.56 billion (€1.7bn) deal that will more than double its sales, making it one of the top three groups...
Rich pickings await Fonterra
International dairy specialists have rated New Zealand company Fonterra's alliance with food giant Nestle a "spectacular" teaming among companies targeting the rich American market.
Crown Cork & Seal builds Zeller Plastik facility
Crown Cork & Seal, the US food and beverage packaging specialist, has announced the groundbreaking of a 112,000-square-foot expansion to Zeller Plastik, its plastic closures division, in Illinois.